Pot of Gold Soup

Is it cold where you are? Make haste to the kitchen to prepare this little soup! Temperatures where I live need to go up just a skosh, therefore, unless you tell me this will taste fantastic chilled, I shall be saving it for later in the year when it’s time to encourage lower temperatures. Either [...]

That Bat Jar from Martha Stewart

I haven’t made this craft yet, so I don’t know if it’s as easy to make as I think it is. It looks not much more complicated than gluing beans to a bat shape, smooshing the shape to the edge of a glass jar, and then filling the rest of the jar with a contrasting [...]

If you can’t stand the heat, take the kitchen outside

If I do the cooking, will you make one of these outdoor kitchens for me? Click on the picture and scroll down: StudioMama was kind enough to provide helpful instructions, including the need to wait for a summer day. Just a heads up, I don’t have a backyard, just a balcony. You’ll have to get [...]

Tokyo Miso

According to my newspaper today, Kojiya Saburoemon is the only miso maker in Tokyo. Located in Nerima Ward, the family business is 120 years old, and it makes approximately 30 tons (27, 216 Kg) of miso each year. Oh boy oh boy that’s a whole bunch of miso. Does someone know where this shop is [...]

Resolutions and Soup

New Year’s Day? I’m certainly not climbing Mt. Fuji. No snow, but it will be insanely cold up there. I do want to catch the first sunrise, though, so I will get up for that (not until 6:51! I can sleep in!). While I’m shuffling towards the sunrise, I’ll think about which of my New [...]

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